CPI Card Group (PMTS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CPI Card Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, production, data personalization, packaging, and fulfillment of financial payment cards. It operates through Debit and Credit, and Prepaid Debit segments. The Debit and Credit segment produces financial payment cards and provides integrated card services to card-issuing financial institutions. Its products include Europay, Mastercard, and Visa (EMV) and non-EMV financial payment cards, including contact and contactless cards, plastic and encased metal cards, and Second Wave payment cards, as well as private label credit cards. This segment also provides on-demand services and various integrated card services, including card personalization and fulfillment, as well as instant issuance services. The Prepaid Debit segment primarily offers integrated card services comprising tamper-evident security packaging services to prepaid debit card providers. It also produces financial payment cards issued on the networks of the payment card brands. It serves issuers of debit and credit cards, Prepaid Debit Card program managers, community banks, credit unions, and group service providers in the United States. The company was formerly known as CPI Holdings I, Inc. and changed its name to CPI Card Group Inc. in August 2015. CPI Card Group Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Littleton, Colorado.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $23.34 to $24.73
• 50-Day Range: $20.18 to $30.34
• 52-Week Range: $18.46 to $35.19
• Volume: 98,279 shs
• Average Volume: 34,739 shs
• Market Capitalization: $272.66 million
• P/E Ratio: 18.45
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $36.75
• Consensus Rating: Buy

CPI Card Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CPI Card Group scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 95th out of 644 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

CPI Card Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CPI Card Group has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 80.37%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CPI Card Group are expected to grow by 80.37% in the coming year, from $1.63 to $2.94 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CPI Card Group is 18.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.11.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CPI Card Group is 18.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 33.09.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.26% of the float of CPI Card Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CPI Card Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CPI Card Group has recently increased by 7.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

CPI Card Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

CPI Card Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of CPI Card Group is 11.32%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, CPI Card Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 6.12% next year. This indicates that CPI Card Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.26% of the float of CPI Card Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CPI Card Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CPI Card Group has recently increased by 7.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.74

News Sentiment

CPI Card Group has a news sentiment score of 0.74. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for CPI Card Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added CPI Card Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, CPI Card Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $332,550.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.80% of the stock of CPI Card Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 22.08% of the stock of CPI Card Group is held by institutions.

PMTS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PMTS shares performed this year?

CPI Card Group's stock was trading at $29.89 at the start of the year. Since then, PMTS shares have decreased by 19.1% and is now trading at $24.17.
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How were CPI Card Group's earnings last quarter?

CPI Card Group Inc. (NASDAQ:PMTS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 7th. The company reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.16. The business earned $122.76 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $120.90 million. CPI Card Group had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 46.90% and a net margin of 3.38%.
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Who are CPI Card Group's major shareholders?

CPI Card Group's top institutional investors include Vector Capital Management L.P. (3.19%), Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC (1.25%), Nuveen LLC (0.51%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (0.41%). Insiders that own company stock include Equity Ulc Parallel49, Robert Pearce, H Sanford Riley, Marc Sheinbaum and Sonya Vollmer.
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How do I buy shares of CPI Card Group?

Shares of PMTS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of CPI Card Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that CPI Card Group investors own include Home Depot (HD), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/07/2025
• Today: 5/17/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/04/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Commercial printing
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PMTS
• CIK: 1641614
• Web: www.cpicardgroup.com
• Phone: (720) 681-6304
• Fax: 303-973-8420
• Employees: 1,150
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $36.75
• High Stock Price Target: $40.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $34.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +52.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.59
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.45
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.83
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $23.99 million
• Net Margins: 3.38%
• Pretax Margin: 4.51%
• Return on Equity: -46.90%
• Return on Assets: 6.89%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.65
• Quick Ratio: 1.42

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $491.43 million
• Price / Sales: 0.55
• Cash Flow: $2.81 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.60
• Book Value: ($4.53) per share
• Price / Book: -5.34

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 11,281,000
• Free Float: 10,914,000
• Market Cap: $272.66 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.77